Invasive Species Identification and Control

Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service

This U.S.D.A. website has databases on plant pest regulated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), federal noxious weeds, regulated by APHIS and the North American Non-Indigenous Arthropod Database (NANIAD).
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Assessment and Management of Plant Invasions

1997
Resource managers, biologists, and all those involved in plant communities must consider ecological interactions when assessing both the effects of plant invasion and the long-term effects of management. Sections of the book cover human perceptions of invading plants, assessment of ecological interactions, direct management, and regulation and advocacy. It also includes an appendix with descriptive data for many of the worst weeds.
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Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States

2002
The purpose of this book is to provide a reference guide for field workers and land managers concerning the historical and current status of the biological control of invasive plant species in the eastern United States. Weeds associated with lakes, ponds and rivers (Section I); wetlands (Section II); prairies and grasslands (Section III); old fields and pastures (Section IV); and forests (Section V) are discussed, by authors who are leaders in research on biological control of the plant species they discuss. Each chapter compiles published articles, unpublished reports and personal experiences of the authors, and provides the most up-to-date and accurate information concerning biological control of each invasive plant species.
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Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

Host website for the WeedUS database and EDDMapS as well as Forestry Images, Integrated Pest Management Images, Forest Pests and more. Hosted by The University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. This site also archives the Nature Conservancy’s disbanded Global Invasive Species Team’s resources: a Weed Control Methods Handbook, Element Stewardship Abstracts (ESA’s), and Weed Management Plan templates. (The GIST resources are no longer being updated but are nevertheless of value.)
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May 06, 2011
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Citizen’s Guide to the Control of Invasive Plants in Wetland and Riparian Areas

2003
Organizations/Sources: Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
This booklet offers a survey of the efforts of a variety of groups that have mobilized volunteers in an effort to control invasive plants in natural areas. It is hoped that the case studies presented can provide motivation and methods for recruiting and deploying volunteers charged with the task of invasive plant control.
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Conceptual Ecology and Invasion Biology: Reciprocal Approaches to Nature

2006
Global experts in ecology and evolutionary biology explore how theories in ecology elucidate the invasion processes while also examining how specific invasions informs ecological theory.
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Controlling Invasive Plants

2008
Organizations/Sources: Natural Lands Trust
Fact sheet on controlling invasive plants.
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Aug 21, 2018
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Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System

Software tool where users can input occurrences of invasive plants; expert-verified and mapped in Google Maps. It is intended to identify new invasions and help managers and government officials prioritize invasives management.
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Mar 25, 2011
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Evaluating Non-Native Species and Wetland Indicators Status as Components Of Wetlands Floristic Assessment

2006
Organizations/Sources: Mississippi State University
Provides information on the history of the FAQAI, and the development and use of CCs
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Floristic Quality Assessment Index for Vascular Plants and Mosses for the State of Ohio

2004
Analysis and rating of plant communities in Ohio using the floristic quality assessment index method.
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May 31, 2019
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Floristic Quality Assessment with Wetland Categories and Computer Application Programs for the State of Michigan

1996
Applications of this system include the identification of remnant habitats of native floristic significance, comparisons between different sites, long-term monitoring of floristic quality, monitoring the progress of habitat restoration, and the use of National Wetland Categories to assist in identification of wetlands. The MDNR is using the same quality assessment system that Floyd Swink and Gerould Wilhelm used for the Chicago Region.
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Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

The Invasive Plant Atlas of New England’s (IPANE) mission is to create a comprehensive web-accessible database of invasive and potentially invasive plants in New England that will be continually updated by a network of professionals and trained volunteers. The database will facilitate education and research that will lead to a greater understanding of invasive plant ecology and support informed conservation management. An important focus of the project is the early detection of, and rapid response to, new invasions.
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May 11, 2011
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Invasive Plants: Guide to Identification and the Impacts and Control of Common North American Species

2007
An easy-to-use, wide-ranging guide to invasive plants in North America, "Invasive Plants" features full-color photos and descriptions of 175 terrestrial and aquatic alien species, that are in some cases changing the landscape to an almost unimaginable degree. Accompanying text describes each plant's environmental role, its history, and its economic impacts as well as management techniques used to control it. Also includes an explanation of what an invasive is and a step-by-step identification key. An essential guide to understanding this unprecedented environmental challenge.
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Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest: An Illustrated Guide to Their Identification and Control

2005
This guide includes more than 250 color photos that will help identify problem trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, sedges, and herbaceous plants (including aquatic invaders). The text offers further details of plant identification; manual, mechanical, biological, and chemical control techniques; information and advice about herbicides; and suggestions for related ecological restoration and community education efforts.
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May 11, 2011
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Invasive Plants: Weeds of the Global Garden

1996
Written for a general audience as well as horticultural professionals, this guide to weeds presents 80 of the most invasive plants and offers solutions for how to deal with them.
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May 11, 2011
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Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council

Formerly the Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, this organization coordinates regional efforts by sharing information, hosting a biennial conference, and offers a tutorial for land managers on invasive plants.
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Northeast Regional Floristic Quality Assessment Tools for Wetland Assessments

2018
Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA) is a robust, botanically based method for assessing the quality of ecological communities and natural areas. Integral to the method is that each native plant species in a state or region is assigned a Coefficient of Conservatism, or C value, based on its response to stressors. In the Northeast Region (including six New England states and New York), C values were completed at the state level in 2011, whereby every species in each state was assigned a C value based on statewide “average behavior.” But jurisdictional units are not optimal for addressing changes in species behavior. For this reason, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) have supported the development of ecoregional C values, including in the Northeast.
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May 31, 2019
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Rose Valley Bamboo Control Ordinance Fact Sheet

Fact sheet published by the Rose Valley EAC explaining the problems presented by running bamboo and a new ordinance designed to control it.
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Jul 01, 2019
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Weed Watch Fact Sheet

Fact sheet published by the Rose Valley EAC identifying garlic mustard and providing instructions on how to combat it.
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Jul 01, 2019
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